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pinkish

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpɪŋkɪʃ/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Somewhat pink.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

of a light shade of red

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pink

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Dutch pinkenbor. English pink Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English pinkish From pink + -ish.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: pienkerig — somewhat pink
  • French: rosâtre — somewhat pink
  • Georgian: მოვარდისფრო (movardispro) — somewhat pink
  • Greek: ροζέ (rozé) — somewhat pink
  • Hebrew: ורדרד (v'radrád) — somewhat pink
  • Latvian: rožains — somewhat pink
  • Latvian: rozīgs — somewhat pink
  • Latvian: iesārts — somewhat pink
  • Māori: mākurakura — somewhat pink
  • Russian: розова́тый (rozovátyj) — somewhat pink
  • Spanish: rosadizo — somewhat pink
  • Spanish: arosado — somewhat pink
  • Turkish: pembemsi — somewhat pink
  • Turkish: pembemtırak — somewhat pink